And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

[Lisbeth]

Lovely finches and great pics of the croc with lunch

RP has taught us a new word: "Sandgrice" It's a bird, not a rodent

[Pumbaa]

Love the finches...never seen those before.

They were lovely and the female was a lifer for us as well - Never saw so far one of them

[Pumbaa]

Lovely light again for the pics. Love the klippies and the croc kill!

Lots of sandgrice around Olifants, I must say!

Pumbaa!

Luckily it cleared more and more up that day and so the light got better and better

[Pumbaa]

Lovely finches and great pics of the croc with lunch

RP has taught us a new word: "Sandgrice" It's a bird, not a rodent

Got indeed a shock when I realized the croc with ist lunch that close

[Pumbaa]

The crocodile needed indeed a couple of throws until



the also not small fish was eaten



and then descended.



It was quite a lot to be seen and the river was flowing nicely – An egret landed on a close by rock,



The green backed and pied kingfishers were still busy with their fishing whilst sitting on the dry bush in the river but to our delight the grey heron could now be seen closer





as well as the yellow billed storks





and finally also the pied kingfishers dared to come closer.





After nearly an hour on the bridge it was time to check in and as the camp was not far we soon were owing the key to bungalow No. 9 in which we already stayed but at first we were a bit disappointed that we did not get No. 10 or 11 as the fence in front of that unit is blocking a bit the view but on the second sight we noted a nice huge tree right next to the unit with lots of birds in it and the privacy you do have in that unit is unbeatable as well as the view into the direction of the restaurant as from all the other units same is not that good as from here.

[Pumbaa]

Whilst we unpacked we noted a flat tire which we wanted to look after at the filing station before we will leave for our afternoon drive – the tire was a bit flat but not that much but nevertheless needed an inspection but now it was time for us to enjoy the view into the river and to our feathered friends we could discover in the nearby tree. Grey louries were feeding on the fruits,



a fish eagle who just caught a fish could be noticed in the air





and also a lizard was interested in the fruits who had fallen on the ground.





Lots of dark capped bulbuls were the next visitors



and same were also feeding on the fruits



and interested in the strange click sounds they noticed.





We could have spent the rest of the afternoon on our verandah and do bird watching but as we had to drive to the filing station we decided to give the Balule bridge another try. Luckily the guy from the filing station could help us and soon discovered one puncture in our tire caused by a nail and a slot caused by a sharp-edged stone. He soon fixed the tire and we still had enough time for our visit to the Balule causeway and the best was the tire kept the air till we dropped the car at the rental station.

Along our way until we reached the causeway we came across ground hornbills





and waterbucks until we stood again on the causeway.



to be continued……

[Lisbeth]

There are some trees in front of which one can stay a whole day watching the birds coming and going

The bush goes on and on in the fish-eagle pic

XSantaX XTreeX

[Flutterby]

You certainly saw lots of birds.

[Richprins]

All the animals eating all the time, Pumbaa!

Love the kingfisher couple, and well done on the tyre fix!

[Pumbaa]

There are some trees in front of which one can stay a whole day watching the birds coming and going

The bush goes on and on in the fish-eagle pic

XSantaX XTreeX

That is why I love those riverview Bungalows in Olifants that much the bush looks endlessly